RICHARD WRIGHT, SR. 1726-1785 HOWEVER, Richard has no baptismal record identifying him as a son. The ‘identification’ came about as a result of DNA done on direct line-all- MALE descendants of Philbert Wright, b. 1719. His and the male lineage of Richard have the exact same DNA - thus identifying them as family. There was no other Right/Wright family in Ann Arundel County, Maryland at that time

Jeff Wright, Coordinator of the Wright DNA Project: July 31, 2010;

The best theory is that he was 1738 Philbert Wright -- this is based on circumstantial evidence of time and place. The same results could occur if some or all of these lines descend from a brother, uncle, or father of 1738 Philbert. But, given no evidence has been found to put forth an alternative theory, then the remaining LIKELY ANCESTOR was Philbert. This is PROOF "within reasonable certainty", NOT proof 'beyond all doubt"........ I have updated my diagram of this family which can be found at: http://www.wright-dna.org/trees/1784RichardWright201008.pdf ....... Until the time comes that other evidence alters this theory, it's the best working theory we have."

The most authoritative document i have found of their children "Loomis Families in America" gives a whole different set of children than the pedigree"Baltimore Co. Families", 1659-1759, by Robert W. Barnes:

WRIGHT, PHILBURD, had two sons, both of whom went to North Carolina where they served in the Rev. War; PHILBURD, Jr. moved to Orange County, NC; RICHARD, d. c. 1786 in Rowan County, NC. Ref: Waters, Margaret R. Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Indiana. 2 vols. in 1 (1949, 1954) Repr. Baltimore: 1970.

He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War as a member of the N.C. militia. Certificate of his military record is preserved.

Richard, Sr. was never married to an ‘Abigail Wigerly - total folklore.